Behind the Build
How We Run 5 Stages at Once: Inside Next Fest at the LA County Fair
Five stages, one fairgrounds, zero dead air. Here's how the largest indie music festival in the country actually gets built.
July 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Service
Stage & Structure
Stages, truss, and rigging engineered for headline moments.
A stage is an engineered structure before it is a scenic element. Harmony builds festival main stages, truss systems, and custom structures designed around your artists, sightlines, and site plan.
We work to weather-rated specifications for outdoor builds and coordinate multi-stage site builds so every platform, roof, and rigging point is inspected and show-ready on schedule.
Capabilities
- Festival main stages
- Truss & rigging systems
- Custom structures
- Weather-rated outdoor builds
- Multi-stage site builds
Equipment
- Steel Decks
- ADA Lifts
- Stage Ramps / Stairs
- Handrails / Rolling Risers
- Trailer Stages
- Custom Sizes & Fabrications
- Truss
- Self-Rising Structures
- Motors
- Material Lifts
- Rigging Hardware & Accessories
- Ballast
From the Production Log
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Organizer Guides
How Much Stage Do You Need? A Sizing Guide by Crowd Size
Stage size isn't about the performers — it's about the last row. A practical sizing guide.
April 21, 2026 · 6 min read